Revise That Thing

by | Mar 27, 2015 | Writing

Shannon Dittemore is the author of the Angel Eyes trilogy. She has an overactive imagination and a passion for truth. Her lifelong journey to combine the two is responsible for a stint at Portland Bible College, performances with local theater companies, and a focus...

Carl Sandburg on Advice

by | Mar 26, 2015 | Writing

by Jill WilliamsonThere’s a lot of writing advice out there. It can be confusing, and sometimes contradicting. How can you know what is good advice and what is bad?When I first started writing, I drank advice like water. Any feedback I received, I obeyed. I was...

What kind of writer do you want to be?

by | Mar 24, 2015 | Uncategorized

Stephanie here.Back in October, I had the joy of going on a writing retreat with Jill Williamson and Shannon Dittemore.Jill, me,and Shan out for a scenic lunch breakShannon picked me up at the airport in Sacramento, and we enjoyed a few hours in the car as we drove to...

Writing in Community and Writing Alone

by | Mar 23, 2015 | Uncategorized

by Stephanie MorrillStephanie writes young adult contemporary novels and is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com. Her novels include The Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt series (Revell) and the Ellie Sweet books (Playlist). You can connect with her on Facebook, Twitter,...

How You Say It

by | Mar 20, 2015 | Writing

Shannon Dittemore is the author of the Angel Eyes trilogy. She has an overactive imagination and a passion for truth. Her lifelong journey to combine the two is responsible for a stint at Portland Bible College, performances with local theater companies, and a focus...

Mark Twain on the Right Word

by | Mar 19, 2015 | Writing

by Jill WilliamsonI love this quote. It reminds me to slow down in my edits and, as I read, really question my word choice.Random moment: This quote also reminds me of how people often misspell lightning as lightening. Those are two very different words. They do not...

8 Tips for Creating a Pantheon for Your Novel

by | Mar 18, 2015 | Writing

Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books for teens in lots of weird genres like, fantasy (Blood of Kings trilogy), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). Find Jill...

Writers Are Found Artists

by | Mar 17, 2015 | Uncategorized

by Stephanie MorrillI sometimes feel sad for non-writers. How do they survive the tedium frequently involved in social gatherings? In my 31 years, I’ve been trapped in so many conversations where the pointlessness would set my teeth on edge if I wasn’t...

Do you have a VAP?

by | Mar 16, 2015 | Antagonists, Characters

by Stephanie Morrill Stephanie writes young adult contemporary novels and is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com. Her novels include The Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt series (Revell) and the Ellie Sweet books (Playlist). You can connect with her on Facebook, Twitter,...